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Murdoch McMurray and his team of horses

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1911] (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Murdoch McMurray driving a team of horses reined to a cart on Douglas Road, near Still Creek. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: "Mr. McMurray with his first team of horses (picture was taken in 1911) hauling crushed rock on Douglas Road when it was being macadamized …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Murdoch McMurray driving a team of horses reined to a cart on Douglas Road, near Still Creek. An accompanying note identifies the photograph as: "Mr. McMurray with his first team of horses (picture was taken in 1911) hauling crushed rock on Douglas Road when it was being macadamized from 10th Ave. to Boundary Road. This portion of the road was near Still Creek. (Fred McPherson was Municipal Engineer at this time.)"
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Carts
Names
McMurray, Murdoch
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Accession Code
HV976.41.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1911] (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Dawson-Delta Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-13
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Murdoch McMurray with horses

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1911
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.8 x 15.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Murdoch McMurray in a suit with a tie, standing between two horses as he holds on to their reins. There is a barn in the back on the left of the photograph. The area looks wooded with tall grasses growing to the right of the photograph. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.8 x 15.4 cm
Material Details
inscribed in blue ballpoint pen, verso, t. "Picture taken at the Old Ranch. Year- 1911/ My first team of horses- Barny + Frank."
Scope and Content
Photograph of Murdoch McMurray in a suit with a tie, standing between two horses as he holds on to their reins. There is a barn in the back on the left of the photograph. The area looks wooded with tall grasses growing to the right of the photograph. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Pictures taken at the old ranch, year 1911 / My first team of horses - Barney and Frank." The ranch is the old Gilley Brothers Ranch that his father purchased in 1906.
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Names
McMurray, Murdoch
Accession Code
HV981.3.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1911
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail